The media continues to lavish both praise and criticism on Italy’s treatment of the LGBT community after it reported in TheDailyBeast.com that Italy’s High Court has allowed a couple to remain married even though one of them has successfully completed his transition to a woman. “For 20 years, [Alessandro] Bernaroli struggled openly with gender dysphoria,…
The frozen food company Findus has created what TIME reports to be the first gay-friendly ad in Italy. The ad, which does not show faces, features a mother and her son, Luca, who are discussing the microwaved pasta cooked by Gianni, Luca’s roommate and boyfriend. “Mom, there is another small surprise … Gianni isn’t just…
San Diego filmmaker Janice Villarosa’s new movie, Shunned will be premiering at the upcoming Torino Gay and Lesbian Film Festival at Museo Nazionale del Cinema di Torino. Shunned, a film about the lives of transsexuals in the Philippines, will be screened May 1 and 2. A reportage, Shunned profiles ladyboys, Philippine transsexuals who change their appearance…
SHE4ME, the Marriage Equality PSA, has been officially selected to screen at Immaginaria A day of independent lesbian movies (Rebels, Lesbians, Eccentrics…”) at the International Women’s Film Festival in Rome, Italy May 31. The organizers of the event Screening the Girls, Lista Lesbica Italiana (LLI) and Fuori Salone delle Lesbiche/Lesbians Outhall n.4, were thrilled to…
It’s pretty easy to imagine how Pompeii got made. Some screenwriter said, “Gladiator crossed with Titanic. In 3-D.” And I can imagine that if I were a producer with a few boatloads of cash and a throbbing desire to get a few more boatloads that sort of pitch would give me a tingling, ecstatic thrill….
A thesis being funded by the Academy of Finland and to be argued Jan. 24 at the Department of History of the European University in Florence, Italy suggests that men engaged in same-sex relations far more frequently and with far less reluctance than originally thought. According to a thesis by Sandra Hagman, “Finnish men were…
TORINO, Italy – The organizers of the 28th Torino GLBT Film Festival have revealed the official poster promoting the festival. German cartoonist Ralf König created the image for the festival, taking inspiration from the original 1986 poster by Marco Silombri. One of the most successful German cartoonists, König’s comics are translated and published in many…
I’m back. As Sally Field said in her 1985 Academy Awards speech, “I can’t deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!” Thank you for the wonderful response to my debut article. So without much delay, I am here again bringing you the latest in design trends for your home, together…
Reggae artist Sizzla has been banned from performing in Stockholm, Sweden after his anti-gay lyrics had sparked outrage among Swedish music-lovers. The Local reported that Sizzla, real name Sizzla Kalonji, was scheduled to perform later this month in Stockholm but public condemnation of the artist, whose lyrics have incited violence against gay people, led organizers…
Food trends are something I have seen and written about for years. You have your fads of what’s hot every year and what’s not. Some of the biggest I can remember are the explosion of sun-dried tomatoes on every menu, cosmo’s on every bar and the use of exotic fruits in every sauce made. There…
